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A lifeless lifeA liveles life
A lifeless life: or, Mans spiritual death in sin Wherein is both learnedly and profitably handled these four doctrines the spiritual death in sin. The doctrine of humiliation. Mercy to be found in Christ. Continuance in sin, dangerous. Being the substance of several sermons upon Ephes. 2. 1,2,3. And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins, &c. Whereunto is annexed a profitable sermon at Lincolns Inn, on Gen. XXII. XIV. Delivered by that late faithful preacher, and worthy instrument of Gods glory, John Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplain in ordinary to his Majesty, master of Emanuel College in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolns-Inn.A liveles life: or, Mans spirituall death in sinne Wherein is both learnedly and profitably handled these foure doctrines the spirituall death in sinne. The doctrine of humiliation. Mercy to be found in Christ. Continuance in sinne, dangerous. Being the substance of severall sermons upon Ephes. 2. 1,2,3. And you hath he quickned, who were dead in trespasses and sins, &c. Whereunto is annexed a profitable sermon at Lincolnes Inne, on Gen. XXII. XIV. Delivered by that late faithful preacher, and worthy instrument of Gods glory, Iohn Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplaine in ordinary to his Maiesty, master of Emanuel Colledge in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolnes-Inne.
London: printed by I. Beale for Andrew Crooke, 1633
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Secondly,1 The Lord brings us to an extremity because the Lord might be sought to; for so long ⟨p. 5⟩as the Creatures can do us any good, we will go no further; but when they fail us, we are ready to look up to the Lord:2 As it is with men which are on the Seas, when they are in an extremity, those that will not pray at any other time, will pray now, and be ready to say with these in the Prophet Hosea 6. 1. Come and let us return unto the Lord; for •• hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up: and the reason is, because where the Creature ends, the Lord must begin, otherwise there can be no help at all. And hence it is that at the time of death, when a man once sees that, and hath no deliverance, it quaileth the stoutest spirits that are: as Saul, when he could see nothing but death before him, then he sank down to the ground, and till then the Lord is not sought to; but in their afflictions they will seek me, saith the Lord; because then they can go no where else. Therefore when a man is brought to say, vain is the help of man, then he will look to the Lord for his help; but till then, man is subject to look round on every side to see if there be any that will help: but when there is none, then he seeks unto the Lord and is delivered.
Secondly,1 The Lord brings us to an extremity because the Lord might be sought to; for so long ⟨p. 5⟩as the Creatures can doe us any good, we will goe no further; but when they faile us, wee are ready to looke up to the Lord:2 As it is with men which are on the Seas, when they are in an extremity, those that will not pray at any other time, will pray now, and bee ready to say with these in the Prophet